12B Wednesday, March 12, 2014 Bulletin, Record, Progressive, Reporter
RENEWABLE...
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200,000 gallons annually.
Finally, increased utilization
of forest biomass to generate
heat and electricity also has the
potential to create needed long-
and short-term jobs in Plumas
County. A stronger market for
woody biomass will help turn
marginal timber sales more
profitable.
More acres will be treated
because contractors won&apos;t be
reliant on the value of the
timber alone.
Workers will be needed to
produce and transport the wood
chips burned in the thermal
boilers. Finally, the
construction and installation of
biomass-fired facilities and
combined heat and power
plants will provide employment
opportunities for local building
contractors.
The prospect of utilizing
biomass to generate heat and
electricity is somewhat
contentious, and not without
good reason. There are valid
concerns about air quality,
carbon dioxide emissions and
sustainability of feedstock.
The Sierra Institute for
Community and Environment
recognizes that without proper
safeguards significant harm
could be done to both the
environment and to the
communities where facilities
will be located. That is why we
are working with stakeholders
across Plumas Country as well
as with state and federal
agencies and other
organizations to ensure that
any bioenergy technology
employed locally is both clean
and efficient.
The Sierra Institute for
Community and Environment
is deeply committed to
promoting community
well-being and environmental
integrity. As such, we support
sustainably harvested woody
biomass, and do not advocate
harvesting methods that
threaten vital habitat or do not
follow the regulations set forth
under state and federal
environmental laws.
We are confident, however,
that increased utilization of
woody biomass will directly
benefit the Plumas community
by creating new jobs and
strengthening current ones,
taking a step toward reducing
risk of catastrophic wildfire
and by reducing and stabilizing
heating costs at major public
facilities in Plumas County.
LETTERS...
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government. It is without
public participation.
Appointing an ad hoc
committee to meet with two
members of the Board of
Supervisors opens the
opportunity for negotiations
to be held in closed session.
The "don't get it" majority
continue to undermine the
trust in the City Council.
This unethical practice was
used in negotiations with the
city and county to get the Lake
Davis Water Treatment Plant
on-line without the public's
consent or approval. We are
now paying the price. It is
time for concerned citizens to
elect officials that get it and
demand a new city attorney
that serves at the pleasure of
the public.
Larry F. Douglas
Portola
Councilwoman
should resign
Conservatives, Hispanics
and a few democrats can
ignore this thrashing, but the
shoe fits for elected city
officials.
Councilwoman Pat Morton
demonstrated poor leadership
and bigoted ethnic bias at the
last City Council meeting.
Morton's Hispanic
supporters are history. She
could hum "Dueling Banjoes"
all by herself. Not
surprisingly, according to a
past story in the Portola
Reporter, Ms. Morton was
appointed by her peers
because she "lacked
experience;" she's proven
that. That mistake exposed the
intent and intelligence
quotient of the council
members that appointed her.
Welcome to Plumas County,
and especially Portola. We're
closed minded. Our family
tree makes a flagpole envious.
We can transmit rumors
telepathically. If we disagree
with your local political views
or great ideas, we will destroy
you by rumor, innuendo,
demonization, back stabbing,
harassment and flat out lying.
Newcomers, if you arrived
with good intentions to help
this community you are
absolutely wrong to try. We
celebrate our stupidity, racist,
bigoted, cowardly lifestyle.
We're kin to Hillary Clinton.
We rejoice in our nepotism,
cronyism and ignorance. We
wash ourselves in the blood of
your personal destruction
without remorse, as long as
we feel self-righteous and
justifiably smug in the end.
We have no shame because, by
God, we feel superior
screwing over minorities and
strangers.
Congratulations, you've
entered the Twilight Zone of
Plumas County, where
antebellum south and
reconstruction collide. The
Civil Rights Act and Brown v.
the Board of Education never
passed; Councilwoman
Morton exemplifies why we're
a dying community. The
public should demand her
public apology or her
resignation for her comment
about the 300 fictitious
Mexicans during the Feb. 26
meeting. Ditto the same
apology from City Council
members that didn't
"condemn" her false
accusations immediately. This
is sad, but true.
Trent Saxton
Lake Davis
Comic economics
Some younger generations
may be upset over the
inequities in LAFCo payments
from city or county.
But us old guys are very
familiar with this system of
basic economics.
"One for you," "One, two,
three for me." The only
difference is you guys are
counting higher.
This system invented by the
firm of Abbott and Costello
was quite successful -- for
Abbott and Costello.
Hey, City Council, can I
break that twenty for you?
One for you...
Ed Laurie
Portola
PS: Who IS on first?
Confirmation letter
After reading Cal Fire's
ill-gotten gain from their SRA
fee (illegal tax) that currently
their administration cost
takes 60 percent to 70 percent
of those funds because of
homeowner disputes, I was
thinking what would happen
if it took 100 percent or 125
percent? Cal Fire's rules state
they will not claim property
owned or controlled by the
federal government or one of
their agencies. That sounds
like property within the
boundaries of the National
Forest to me.
I made a trip to the USFS
office in Mohawk the other
day and I and most of my
neighbors are within the
boundaries of the National
Forest. I know the federal
government does have some
control over private land
contained within their
boundaries. Sounds like a
winner so far? Well, maybe
not. The head ranger at USFS
says Randy Wilson at the
county planning department
is the person that would have
to write a confirmation letter
that in fact your property is
within the National Forest
boundaries. This step seems to
be very problematic.
As reported to me by
Supervisor Terry Swofford,
the county is unwilling to
write a letfer to confirm I am
in the National Forest.
Anyway, here is the link to
Cal Fire's PDF form to be
excluded from their SRA.
http://firepreventionfee.org/P
etitionForm_081012.pdf.
Maybe we should all submit
this PDF just for fun? Anyone
have an idea of where else to
get a confirmation letter?
Ed Ferguson
Portola
We must avoid war in
Ukraine
The situation in Crimea and
therefore the Ukraine is
extremely sensitive. It began
with the present regime's
ousting of a leader who was
favorable to the Russians.
In dealing with the
situation, the West and Obama
must consider the the
following: the fact that 60
percent of the people are
ethnically Russian and
Russian flags are waving in
the area; the Ukraine was part
of Russia until the break-up of
the Soviet Union; at this point,
neither the Russian troops nor
the Ukranians are eager to
engage in combat; military
action on our part would be
unwieldy if not disastrous;
sanctions could hurt our ally
Japan; and Russia has an
agreement with the Ukraine to
keep ships in the Black Sea.
Also, let us not forget that
Hitler made the terrible
mistake of thinking that the
German immigrant
population of the Ukraine
would join his forces when he
invaded Russia. Instead, the
German immigrants
identified themselves as
Russian and fought against
Hitler's German forces.
Anyway, this is how I see
things at this writing.
Let's hope that the Western
nations will join us in a
solution that will bring all
parties together and avoid
bloodshed.
Right now Obama does not
need armchair quarterbacks
and smug "told-you-so"
political critics nipping at his
heels.
Salvatore Catalano
Taylorsville
Reid knows about liars
I would like to explain to
Mr. Harry Reid his accusation
that those people who oppose
his holiness are liars. That
means they tell lies.
If you saw him on TV you
could have seen that he did
not write the material himself.
He had a bad time reading it,
but he made it. But it is not
nice to make fun of older
people.
I am convinced that Mr.
Reid was correct. He is an
expert on lies and liars. He has
been around liars his whole
life and is able to pick them
out when he sees them,
especially now.
In fact, he knows that the
four people in Bengazie are
not dead. That was phony.
The IRS did not pick on
certain people and/or groups.
That was and is phony.
The National Security
Agency is not messing with
your telephones and e-mails.
Those are all lies. Let's not
forget the Unaffordable Care
Act opposition. Oh, yes, the
Tea Party members. Bad news
for Harry and his followers.
Real liars!
In Holland they have
developed a name or title for
older people. The are grouped
as the "Grey Plague." They get
expensive, sick, don't work,
and need care. Now I don't
want to put Harry in that
group, although he has been a
plague for a long time. I don't
think he is senile, yet. Maybe
the people in Nevada should
get a check-up. Harry may
have a touch of"magnesium."
I really forgot the correct word
use for "whatever."
Jan Klement
Quincy
t)aby boomers agq. more Medicare counselors neecled
PASSAGES Health
Insurance Counseling &
Advocacy Program (HICAP)
is looking for individuals to
help people with Medicare
navigate the complex health
care system.
Beginning in 2011 the first
"baby boomers" began to
enter Medicare and it is
estimated that over 10,000
boomers turn 65 each day and
they'll keep turning 65 until
2029.
Why should boomers or
anybody choose to volunteer?
Research has proved that
volunteering is beneficial to
the volunteer, and that there
is a strong relationship
between volunteering and
the health of volunteers.
Volunteers have lower
mortality, greater functional
ability and lower rates of
depression.
Comparisons of the health
benefits of volunteering for
different age groups have
shown that older volunteers
are the most likely to receive
greater benefits from
volunteering.
Historian Steven Gillon
calls boomers "the largest
single generation in our
country's history" and by
volunteering boomers can
continue the idealism the
generation is known for.
Once the initial 30-hour
training is completed,
candidates complete a
10-hour internship, become
registered with the
California Department of
Aging and begin counseling
at least four hours per month
within their communities.
HICAP volunteers help
clients understand Medicare,
including supplemental
insurance, drug insurance,
Medicare health plans and
long-term care coverage.
Interested candidates can
call Tim Sonnenburg at
898-6641 for a job description
and application.
An informational
orientation will be held Feb.
14 and training will begin
Feb. 19.
HICAP is a program of
PASSAGES, an organization
dedicated to help older adults
and family caregivers with
important services to
empower them to remain
confident in their ability to
sustain and enjoy
independent lives. For more
information about available
services call 800-822-0109 or
go to passagescenter.org.
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script
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